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Do you have a defining musical moment from your early years?
1970: “Whole Lotta Love” on headphones before heading off to school.  The minute before was one universe, the minute after was another.1968: hearing the Vienna Boys Choir at the Civic Opera House, Chicago.  I became aware that some people spent a ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Leon Redbone “Double Time”.  On the side table is a shot of Jack and a plate full of Hoppin’ John.Rest easy Leon, you were a true original. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits.On the side table is a Sazerac and a candy dish full of woe.Dave 
What brand was better than it is today?
Kqvkq9“KLH, the 9's were pretty nice. Those were the first fancy speakers I ever heard. What do they make today?”Oddly enough, I just saw a new pair of KLH speakers at Decibel Audio in Chicago, and I was quite surprised.  I owned a pair of KLH One... 
Bi-amp benefits with active crossover
Thanks to all for the insights.  Nekaudio, interesting articles, thanks for the links.  Erik, I’m inclined to agree with you, and if I were to go down the road of actively crossing and leaving the passive crossovers in place, the active cross poin... 
single driver speakers
Hello babyseaotter99,i can speak a bit to this topic, with limitations, of course. I built a pair of single driver speakers to use with a tube amp kit (Bob Latino ST-120 kit, 70 wpc).  The drivers are Mark Audio Alpair 12p, cabinets are a slight v...